A+ In Depth

The report, prepared jointly by the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council and an organization called the Renewable Energy and International Law, recommends that in advance of increased world energy trade, the WTO needs to review its rules to see how, and if, they apply to biofuels. As the report notes, energy trade generally has not been a focus of WTO law and policy, in part because until recently a number of key players in energy markets –– such as petroleum-producer Saudi Arabia –– have not been WTO members.